Casting reel for fishing rods



Dec. 16, 1930. A. .MCDOUGALL CASTING REEL FOR FISHING RODS Filed. May 27. 1927 ANDREW MCDOUGALL, OFPABELQBQMBAaNDm 'i vcasa:me :annnroarrsrrnte nous@v`- 'I Application med May 27, 192'?, seiiarirdliaeeii; jaa-ift lThis inventionrelates to `improvements in The back plate@ has'ace'ntral spindle 5,' or

reels for fishing rods and has for itsobjects to provide a casting reelbyjwhich bait can be cast without overrunning, a` fault com# Inon to all castingy reels braked near the" axis, and also to providean optional and: ad.

ditional check which is-easily and positively locked and which cannot disenga'ge when a Y sudden force is applied to the line, as for in# stance Vwhen a bait.

VThe invention consists in a `casting reel Constructed in two parts comprising Va drum ori reel secured to a groove -or neck of a A heavy lish rushes off with the brake adjustably tensioned by a screw and spring, is fitted onthe back plate andfengages the rim of they reel; sai-d brake being further controlled by a springV attached to a bracket which carries a ratchet pawl,f substantially as described. y Referring to the accompanying Vdrawings Y Figure l is Figure 2 is a section of the outer frame.

inner reel or drum carrying the toothed wheel whichengages the ratchet gear carn `rirnjbrake2O., 11A- spring 21;;adjustab'lefby/ a= 1 Sere/W220iless-@Sweden theeiiri'alg is valso Vprovided whichengages the lever arm on,

ried by the back plate of the outerframe. Figure t is a section of the inner reel or drum. l f

Figure is an elevation (with they face plate removed) of the boss at'the end ofthe iournal, showingthespring clip which en'-l gages the central spindle attached tofthe-` 4 o back plate of the outer frame.

-usual manner,theinner-ipart which. comtachable, andthe outer part Vwhich comprises the trarne 2 and the back plate "said bfavckl` plate 3V being provided .with rla'fs'uitable spindle attached to aback plate by meansoi` a spring catch working 1n a boss of thevjournal of the drum, said lboss being positioned Figure 3 is a plan oftheback plate of the v Figure 6 is a detail 'of the *Hspring knob .operating the bracket lleverV carryingthai The reelw is' constructedin two aparts inthe l prises the reel o1" drurnfl'V and which'is de.

,regia .iuiyI a 1926] E' `positionechis a bracket 125 pivoted atvr` 13.V

The bracket'Q'carries a ratchet -pawllll controlled by-"a'sp'ring 15,` saidratchet pawl ,14 Vnormally. engaging theftoothed lwheel 25 which is aiixed to the back plate`26 ofthe inner reel "1, f Attached tothe bracket12 is' an operating spring 'knobldsaidjknob 16' passing through the backplate i3 andisoperrated from the outerV or reversey side of the backplatez. Theknob 16 is hollowedbut` i to -for1na...`shoulder 161%;,5011 which 'a "spring 16B l rests,Hh saidspring fengagingthe. head of'- thefstudplGC; said stud being attachedto the l A lever bracketgzlQA 'andi slides in a. slot. 17 cut f ini'theback plateS. jWhen thefst'ud 16C is c toothed y-wheelf 25g. ySaidknob Voperates by being first pulled out from an enlargement. v

which it,` entersat the .end of the slot and f isthenginovedover thejslot. i 5 n ,o Aliikedto the bracket l2 is aspring 18, saidj spring 18 engages (the, leverz" arnl `19v Of, the

'the side oppositethat engaged by the spring The tto 2l), i sfafi iiifed,' after'passingthrough'afslot23 i moved in saidfslotl 17 by means lof'thefxknob lyit E carries `with iit` thebracket- 12 therebyv Y j-disengagingvthe ratchet 4pawl 114C. from, the

a plan Vof the `back plate lor' the outer frame carrying the ratchet gear;

ro beeasilyoperatedfbyajfingerfoftliehaiid holdingfthefrod i I The spring' catch 8 comprises adisc QZ'ap-f 5 "cutf near, its lower end.v spring 28 @constrains `the disc towards theopposite end" the portion 8 inwards the disc moved soas and i being adapted tomove said rpawl arm to allow they slot to coincide with the spindle y,andyieldable means out of engagement with and o-n release, the disc springs back and said ratchet and said braking member.

engages the neck 6 of the spindle, thereby v preventing the inner reel 1 from falling out of the outer frame 2. i y

` The reel operatesin the following manner l Y n Before making a cast the spring knob 16 kis pulled out of the enlarged end of theslot 17 and the stud 16B is moved alongY the slot.V

This clears pawl 14 from*A the teeth'of the ratchet wheel 25, and spring- '18"rom'leverf arm19. The pressure on spring k21 is "regu-k lated by means of the screw`22V so as to suit the weight of the baitrto bec'ast. The trigger 2420i the lever 19 is pulled towards the rod brake dueto its position reducesthe momentum of thebaitcast, so that overrunning can- V40.' platei26, of the reel.

' cer'tainedthenature ofmyfsaid invention and with the fingenk thereby applying the brake irmly, while the swing isbeing madefor the castthen at the moment of forwardcast, the

finger isreleased `and the bait will fly out under control of thefrim brake 20, as applied by the spring 2 1., when the effective control of. the

not take placeif [As 'soon as the bait touches "the water the knob 16 is moved towardsthe' Y yenlarged end of the 'slot and snaps into .the enlarged openingautomatically pushing oli" the brake, as the spring 18 is strongv enough to Overcome Spring 21', when the 4knoble iS, i l 'l i lockedagainstsliding.` .7

The reel is now free from thebrake andis l ready to be wound in; shouldfadditionali brake pressurebe required triggerQt of lever 19ispressed upwards towards thezrodlwhen i 1i' Y spring"18 yieldsV andallows the brake block testimony whereof I aiix my signature.

ANDREW MCDOUGALL.

20 tfofcomefinto Contact withfthe rim ofthe f i Y J Havingznowparticularlydescribed andasf' 'in what manner the sameistobe' performedn -.Q

Ildeclarethsatwhat I claim-fis-l K casting reel p"comprising4 1a; plate, aA drum` rotatablylmounted on said plate, a

braking member piyoted on said plate,v a pawl arm piyoted to saideplateQa ratchet `onsaid v drum` adapted to cooperate withV said pawl,

spring means secured Vtosaid plate vandcoo'p- Aerating with said brakingfmember tomove said member `intoengagementwithsaid drum,

yieldable'meanssecured to said pawl arm and adapted to moire/said member outof engagement with said drumV againstV the action ofsaid .spring means; and means for'locking said pawl arm and yieldable means in engage- ",l )Y 'i Y mentwith said ratchet and sai'dbraking mem-- ber respectively-QV Y f2.' A'casting reelas claimed in lclaim'lpsaid Y @5' beyond'saidplate to permitjmanual operation n. 

